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HR 4549 101th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Executive reorganization Federal aid to transportation Magnetic levitation vehicles Research and development Research grants Standards Transportation research

Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act of 1990

Introduced: April 18, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 3, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Apr 27, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 23, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials.
Apr 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Apr 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Apr 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 18, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act of 1990 - Amends Federal law to establish a Magnetic Levitation Transportation Administration within the Department of Transportation, with an Administrator appointed by the President.

Requires the Administrator to conduct a national competition in which he or she shall award grants to participants for research and development of design for a magnetic levitation transportation system. Authorizes appropriations.

Authorizes the Administrator to award one grant for the construction of a magnetic levitation transportation system at least 40 miles long. Requires the Administrator to study the feasibility of and need for adopting a standard for the construction of guidelines for magnetic levitation transportation systems which would allow for future development of an interconnecting network of such systems.

What's happening now June 7, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 6, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4549: Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act of 1990. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4549/
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"H.R. 4549: Magnetic Levitation Transportation and Competitiveness Act of 1990." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4549/.
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